| 1 | 发展 | 發展 | fā zhǎn | fa1 zhan3 | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand | | |
| 2 | 发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | fa1 sheng1 | vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice; to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out | | |
| 3 | 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | fa1 xian4 | to find; to discover | | |
| 4 | 发挥 | 發揮 | fā huī | fa1 hui1 | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) | | |
| 5 | 发 | 發 | fā | fa1 | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) | | |
| 6 | 发出 | 發出 | fā chū | fa1 chu1 | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) | | |
| 7 | 发育 | 發育 | fā yù | fa1 yu4 | to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature | | |
| 8 | 发达 | 發達 | fā dá | fa1 da2 | developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop | | |
| 9 | 发表 | 發表 | fā biǎo | fa1 biao3 | to issue; to publish | | |
| 10 | 发动 | 發動 | fā dòng | fa1 dong4 | to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse | | |
| 11 | 发明 | 發明 | fā míng | fa1 ming2 | to invent; an invention; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 12 | 发射 | 發射 | fā shè | fa1 she4 | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission | | |
| 13 | 发扬 | 發揚 | fā yáng | fa1 yang2 | to develop; to make full use of | | |
| 14 | 发行 | 發行 | fā xíng | fa1 xing2 | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) | | |
| 15 | 发光 | 發光 | fā guāng | fa1 guang1 | to shine | | |
| 16 | 发病 | 發病 | fā bìng | fa1 bing4 | onset; outbreak (of a disease) | | |
| 17 | 发达国家 | 發達國家 | fā dá guó jiā | fa1 da2 guo2 jia1 | developed nation | | |
| 18 | 发布 | 發佈 | fā bù | fa1 bu4 | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 | | |
| 19 | 发掘 | 發掘 | fā jué | fa1 jue2 | to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive; to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into | | |
| 20 | 发热 | 發熱 | fā rè | fa1 re4 | to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat | | |
| 21 | 发展中国家 | 發展中國家 | fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā | fa1 zhan3 zhong1 guo2 jia1 | developing country | | |
| 22 | 发起 | 發起 | fā qǐ | fa1 qi3 | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) | | |
| 23 | 发作 | 發作 | fā zuò | fa1 zuo4 | to flare up; to break out | | |
| 24 | 发音 | 發音 | fā yīn | fa1 yin1 | to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound | | |
| 25 | 发给 | 發給 | fā gěi | fa1 gei3 | to issue; to grant; to distribute | | |